Certain workers who were trapped in a mining installation of Ex Hacienda Santa Brigida, in the village of Mineral de Pozos in Guanajuato, claimed that mysteriously appeared a light in the darkness and pointed them an escape route. Then, when the last mine in this town closed in 1927, there was no Magical light to save to Mineral Wells and soon became one more ghost towns derived from mining. In its period of greatest prosperity, is ie in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth, Mineral Wells came to be regarded as the most relevant state mining community, due to the abundant extraction of copper, silver, gold, bronze, mercury and aluminum that there It was realized.

Everything was joy and satisfaction for the villagers, until, according to some legend, due to the conflicts of the Cristeros, was killed the priest of Mineral Wells. Since then, a curse seemed to fall into place and flooded mines, people had to migrate to other parts of Mexico. An estimated 70,000 inhabitants, after this debacle, and only 200 were ruined site. Fortunately, 1982 started an attempt to win back Mineral de Pozos, to be included in the National Historical Treasure program.

Since then people have begun to return and now the town has 4,000 inhabitants. Who today walks this recently named Magic Town, she meets a bohemian atmosphere of cobbled streets, elderly buildings and full of anecdotes, art galleries, traditional cuisine and pre-Hispanic instruments. For its evocative projection in the face of national and international visitors, some believe that Mineral Wells has the potential to become the next San Miguel de Allende, to equate in attractive tourist potential.

Square Zaragoza is a good starting point. He became at the time the most important place mall. Nowadays there are artisans and sellers of pre-Hispanic instruments. The Jardin Juarez is located where it first opened the first store Factories of France in Mexico. Today it is a remodeled including walkways, a beautiful gazebo and one end of a full gallery garden is located. The parish of San Pedro is the most important temple in Mineral Wells. His style is neoclassical and has a white dome with little pink columns. Its main celebration takes place during the Ascension Thursday, when they gather there to 100 thousand pilgrims from neighboring communities. For its part, the Chapel of the Lord of the Works, is located in the Plaza del Minero and unfinished chapel of Patron of Mineral Wells.It is said that in the nineteenth century came to town the figure of Christ in the works, although it could not complete the building of the temple. For this reason, the figure of the Lord of the work was carried to the Parish of San Pedro and there is celebrated, too, Ascension Thursday.

In the period in which Ore Wells was a lonely ghost town, its imposing ruins and transformed it atmosphere on stage in different film productions. Some tapes were filmed on site are: Pedro Paramo (1967), Erendira (1983) Earrings (1988) and Two Crimes (1995). Among the most important popular festivities Mineral Wells must highlight the Mariachi Festival ., which are held in April and the Festival de Pozos Blues, which takes place in June Activities in Mineral de Pozos Magic Town Other sites to be visited as part of a walk in Mineral Wells are: . Ex Hacienda El Triangle, the old school model, the Ex Hacienda Five Lords and the Ex Hacienda Santa Brigida

Just 14km south of San Luis, the road to San José passes through Real de Pozos.